How to Use caddie in a Sentence

caddie

noun
  • The yardage books caddies use don’t cover such far-flung spots.
    Brian Costa, WSJ, 24 July 2017
  • My caddie helped me a lot, not to think too much, to focus on my game plan and to plan the tee shots and second shots.
    CNN, 10 July 2017
  • From lifeguards at the pool to the caddies traipsing the golf course, cute boys were simply one of my favorite things.
    Ree Drummond, Country Living, 6 June 2017
  • His sister, Callie, served as his caddie at Erin Hills.
    Genaro C. Armas, The Denver Post, 18 June 2017
  • The brother of Dustin Johnson was leaning on a wall outside the caddie area when the phone rang.
    Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2017
  • Most won’t be noticeable to the viewer’s eye, or even that of the players and caddies, but their effect should be seen on the leaderboard.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
  • Watson stepped away from his putt, his caddie, Ted Scott, alerted the police, and then Watson made the putt.
    Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
  • Now, with all the attention on Trump’s golfing habit, his former caddie is auctioning off a set of Trump’s used clubs.
    Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2017
  • Mickelson’s brother, Tim, will be his caddie at The Greenbrier.
    Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017
  • On the way caddie Michael Greller told Spieth the bogey putt on the 13th had created a momentum shift—in their favor.
    Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 23 July 2017
  • The set includes two large storage caddies, two soap holders, and one toothbrush holder, all with a dedicated adhesive strip for renter-friendly, easy installation.
    Maggie Horton, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Out of nowhere, a ball shot up the left side of the bank around the green and rolled in front of the caddie's feet.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • It is left to the caddies and the players to do their own legwork and fill in the blanks.
    Karen Crouse, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The same rules apply to golfers — and caddies — on tour.
    Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Make a hole-in-one, win new cars for both him and his caddie.
    Cameron Jourdan, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022
  • Woods called out, to either his caddie or to the golf gods.
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Why Trust Travel + Leisure has spent his life as both a caddie and a golfer.
    Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
  • Some caddie tips may be built into the greens fees, some may not.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 July 2024
  • Mike, our caddie, would have been just fine with that, as long as there were enough peanuts in his bag.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Somebody comes out and has a bad hot dog or a bad caddie and all of the sudden the golf course is no good.
    Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Just for me, for my caddie Joe [Greiner], we were raised 25 miles north of here.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2021
  • And that’s why the golfer always trumps the caddie in an on-course argument.
    Charles Curtis, For The Win, 25 May 2018
  • But this plan required Garcia, his caddie and marshals to take down the gallery ropes and move the crowd 20 yards to the right.
    Dallas News, 28 May 2021
  • Na only had 4 feet for birdie — and his caddie, brother Austin, stepped in a few feet from the cup to help read the putt.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • There are no sweating throngs of teammates to hide among, not even a caddie to blame.
    Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • Champ then broke down sobbing in the arms of his caddie, Kurt Kowaluk, and his father Jeff.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • If the plan doesn’t work, those same taxpayers would be like the caddie — stuck holding the bag.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Yip and Heller spend summers working as caddies at the Olympic Club.
    Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2018
  • Each player is allowed to bring two guests and a caddie.
    Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Irrefutably, the first caddie of renown is Tom Morris Sr.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 12 June 2019

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